The Original Groundbreaking Ceremony

The Ceremonial "Ground Breaking" event was very exciting!

It was held on Thursday, March 17th 2005. There was a wonderful volcano cake that was donated by Charm City Cakes. There was even a volcano sculpture that 3rd grader, Hassahnii Garrett (from Waverly Elementary) gave an impressive speech from. Council woman Mary Pat Clarke said her piece from the volcano as well! People were wearing hard-hats in the spirit of the event. There were banners flying and some press, including Natasha Lesser who interviewed many involved for a spot on 88.1 WYPR. Many of the Playground Partners came to share their support for Our Playground at Stadium Place and for the community.

The Y of Central Maryland and Friends of Our Playground at Stadium Place
are mutually focused on improving the lives of the children and youth by providing safe and enriching opportunities for play and recreation. These organizations have joined together to rebuild Our Playground at Stadium Place after the tragic fire in September of 2008. We invite, and thank you for, your participation and support.